This character was inspired by a doodle made by my 4 year-old nephew of a superhero he called "Captain Langgam" ("Captain Ant"). Usually, when creating an insect-based hero, I tend to fall back on a Kamen Rider-inspired look, but I avoided that and opted for a more traditional superhero design. Also, his name might suggest a typical tiny superhero like Ant-Man or The Atom, but I avoided that stereotype as well. Instead, Captain Langgam possesses the abilities and proportional strength of an ant. He can also fire a powerful "sting blast" that is equivalent to the bite of about a few hundred fire ants, giving painful new meaning to the term "parang kagat lang ng langgam."*
*"Just like the bite of an ant."
THE 2000s # 14: ROBIN PADILLA, JOLINA MAGDANGAL, WITH EFREN REYES, JR.,
ROLDAN AQUINO, VIC DIAZ, DINDO ARROYO, BEARWIN MEILY, JR HERRERA, VIA
VELOSO IN "TUNAY NA TUNAY, GETS MO? GETS KO!" (2000)
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*A criminal, who sidelines as a private detective, hides in Chinatown and
meets a young woman who turns out to be the daughter he was tasked to look
for....
2 days ago
pangit, fire ant na lang mas catchy
ReplyDeleteEh sa gusto ko Captain Langgam, eh. Marunong ka pa sa pamangkin ko.
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